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After reading all the manifestos I found that most of them were very similar. Even though they seemed very similar I think that the rules to follow from Dogme95 were definitely the most radical. The medium had developed extremely fast and has/is becoming more and more accessable. Like still images I feel that perfect images can be created.
I found it interesting that all of the manifestos focus on the representation of people and spaces as it is occurring instead of using special effects. Today people are don't realize how much film has changed and that today we are exposed mostly to hollywood films. Mekas manifesto mentions, people aren't exposed to other independent films that don't incorporate special effects because they dont appeal to the popular expectations that Hollywood has created. Basically it comes down to the fact that the market is made for the consumer and this makes it difficult for directores to go against what makes money and gains recognition thus making independent films hard to notice in a society where Hollywood is taking over the movie making industry.